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already existing seven-foot tall fence. He indicated that Mr. Pretzel co-applied for a 7.3-foot tall fence on his side property line and paid for half of its cost. He stated that he could not understand why he should cut down his 6.8-foot tall fence that is installed on his own property. Commissioner Pentin asked Mr. Deike why the approved six-foot six-inch tall fence was not built in 1998. Mr. Deike replied that he did not want to be responsible for the maintenance of the mow strip as conditioned by staff. Commissioner Pentin inquired if the seven-foot tall fence was built without a permit. Mr. Deike said yes, because it was required since he has a pool. Commissioner Blank inquired whose fence was on the far left of the picture. Mr. Deike replied that it is the fence between Mr. Dottie Fink, neighbor, stated that she is the original owner of her property and has had no problem with the fence until Mr. Deike moved in and wanted to build a seven-foot tall fence. She indicated that in 1998, the fence was approved for a little over six feet but not for seven feet. She added that when three panels of the side yard fence between Mr. fell, they remained without a fence for a long time even though Mr. Deike had a pool. She stated that Mr. Deike eventually put up a fence, and she agreed to pay for half of the cost of the fence. Ms. Fink stated that she has a six-foot tall backyard fence, 16 linear feet of which she shares with Mr. Pretzel. She indicated that she does not want anything done to that portion of her fence and that Mr. Pretzel should have the same fencing height across his back yard. She noted that she was surprised that the Zoning Administrator approved a seven-foot tall fence for Mr. Deike. She added that privacy is not an issue as all the houses in the area are two stories and one can look outside a second-story window into cannot look over a six-foot tall fence and, therefore, a seven-foot tall fence does not make a difference. Referring to a picture of the neighborhood fencing, Commissioner Blank asked Ms. Fink if the fence is six-foot tall on her side and if the fence to the left perpendicular to her fence is seven feet. Ms. Fink answered yes to both questions. Robert Baker, neighbor, distributed a photo similar to what had been provided the Commission. He stated that he is the owner-operator of Amador Pool Service and performs pool inspections and repairs. He provided a copy of a report of an inspection he did for a Pleasanton residence and referred to a highlighted paragraph on page 2 of PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 14, 2011 Page 13 of 22